The West Virginia legislative session began just about two weeks ago. In that time, there was no major movement on any truly big bills. But this week is a busy

A bill loosening West Virginia's vaccination requirements has passed the state Senate, sparking debate over potential legal and health repercussions. Senate Bil

West Virginia has the highest opioid overdose mortality rate in the country, and leaders are bringing new legislation into action that could make certain types of

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West Virginia is still waiting on approval from the federal government for an emergency disaster declaration filed by Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R-WV) earlier this week.

It’s a story told nearly every winter: rain combined with snowmelt have caused dangerous flooding across the state. West Virginia begins disaster recovery, with millions in federal dollars pulled down to clean up and rebuild.

A woman sleeping with her grandchild awoke in the middle of the night to find a man crawling into their bed, according to investigators in West Virginia. It happened early Monday, Feb. 10, near Ripley, and the victim says the man assaulted her when confronted, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department said in a Feb. 11 news release.

Multiple sex offender arrests have been made in Kanawha County and the surrounding areas following a law enforcement operation known as "Cupid's Arrow."

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia senators voted to dismantle one of the nation’s strictest school vaccination policies Friday by greenlighting an exemption for families who say mandated inoculations conflict with their religious or philosophical beliefs.

After a three-day delay, the West Virginia Senate approved Friday a bill to allow parents and guardians to cite religious or philosophical concerns to get out of the state’s mandatory immunization requirements for school-age children,

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for southern counties, while she said there are Winter Weather Advisories out for portions along the I-64 corridor– from northeast Kentucky into Cabell, Putnam, Kanawha, Clay and parts of Fayette and Nicholas counties.